I am pleased to be part of this Guyana Basin Summit. The Summit is driven by the high interest being expressed about Guyana’s future and the vast opportunities which the country’s economic transformation will unleash over the next decade and beyond. Indeed, this shared prosperity is not only within the boundaries of Guyana, but the …
Read DetailsFellow Guyanese I’m very pleased to inform you that I took the COVID-19 vaccine. And I want to take this opportunity to encourage every Guyanese to take the vaccine. While it is not mandatory, I want to urge you as far as possible, to consider taking the vaccine. And I’m sure that it will help …
Read DetailsThe Co-operative Republic of Guyana joins with the international community and women across the globe in observing International Women’s Day 2021. This year’s observances highlight the need for us to work more assiduously and purposefully to reduce gender inequalities. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed startling societal disparities, including gender inequalities. The economic slowdown and job …
Read DetailsFellow Citizens of Guyana, Consistent with my declared policy of keeping you, the people of our country, fully informed of my actions and the reasoning behind such actions, I propose that the nation should honour, for now and all time, courageous persons who defend democracy in Guyana. Democracy is vital for the freedom of people; …
Read DetailsONE GUYANA Four years after attaining its political Independence, our country declared itself as a Republic and assumed the title of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. These two historical milestones – Independence and Republic status – form an unbroken continuum of our people’s struggles to lift themselves out of the state of want and deprivation, …
Read DetailsHonourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Chancellor, Honourable Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business. Honourable Vice President, Honourable Members of the National Assembly, Your Excellencies of the Diplomatic Community The Hon. Chief Justice, Chief of Staff Commissioner of Police, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. The eyes of the people of Guyana are upon us.All of …
Read DetailsI had not anticipated speaking to you in a national broadcast so soon after my New Year’s Day statement. But a troubling event has occurred concerning our territorial integrity that requires that I speak to you directly, in full transparency, and to keep you fully informed. As you are aware, Guyana has maintained an Embassy …
Read DetailsFellow Guyanese, On this rainy night we leave 2o2o and we embark on 2021 with every reason for optimism for our future as a nation and as a country. Our economic prospects have never been brighter. Our collective feet are firmly placed on the first rungs of a ladder to prosperity that is clearly within …
Read DetailsFellow Guyanese, The First Lady and I, and our son, are delighted to greet you on this joyous occasion of Christmas. This is our first Christmas message to the nation. Christmas is a time for saying thanks. I therefore wish to begin by expressing my appreciation to all of our citizens, at home and in …
Read DetailsThe Co-operative Republic of Guyana welcomes this 31st Special Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We applaud the efforts which have been made by the United Nations in responding to this pandemic, particularly the UN’s humanitarian and socio-economic response and its ongoing efforts for a Post-COVID-19 …
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